Lace-cabinet.



J. H. ADKINSa LAGE CABINET.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 21, 1909.

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JOSEPH H. DKINS, OIE CHATI-IAIVI, VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF 'IOTUPPER Gr. WALKER, OF CHATHAM, VIRGINIA.

LACE-CABINET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 17, 1910.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrn l-I. ADKINs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chatham, in the county of Pittsylvania and State ofVirginia, have invented a new and useful LaceeCabinet, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The objects of the invention are, generally, the provision in amerchantable form, of a device of the above mentioned class, which shallbe inexpensive to manufacture, facile in operation, and devoid ofcomplicated parts; specifically, the provision of a cabinet for thereception and display of lace, ribbons, and the like including aspoolwhich is adapted to engage, yieldingly, a shaft, for rotation therewith,the spool being so constructed that when the lace or ribbon is reeledfrom the same, the spool will rotate upon the shaft, novel means being.provided for holding the shaft against rotation, while the spool isth-us in motion; means being likewise provided for restraining themovement of the lace or ribbon, so that the dew sired quantity thereofmay be severed from the remaining portion other and further objectsbeing made manifest hereinafter as the description of the inventionprogresses.

The invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement ofparts hereinafter described, delineated in the accompanying drawings,and particularly pointed out in that portion of this instrument whereinpatentable novelty is claimed for certain distinctive features of thedevice, it being understood, that, within the scope of what hereinafterthus is claimed, divers changes in the form, proportions, size, andminor details of the structure may be made, without departin from thespirit or sacrificing any of the a vantages of the invention.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to denote corresponding partsthroughout the several figures of the drawings.

ln the accompanying drawings :-Figure 1 shows my invention` inperspective, a portion of the frame being broken away; Fig. 2 isatransverse section of a portion of the device parts being in elevation.Fig. 3 is an elevation of the shaft and a portion of the mechanism whichis carried thereby; Fig. 4 is an end elevation of the sleeve; Fig. 5 isan elevation of one end of the shaft, designed to show the manner inwhich the shaft is retained against rotation.

In carrying out the invention, a frame 1 is provided, which may be ofany form. In the uprights 2 and 3 of the frame, is mount* ed forrotation, a shaft 4. The end of the shaft 4 which is adjacent theupright 3 may be journaled therein in any suitable manner. The end ofthe shaft 4, at the upright 2 is rendered polygonal as denoted by thenumeral 5, and this polygonal portion 5 of the shaft is adapted toregister slidably, yet against rotation, in a polygonal axial opening 6in a sleeve 7, the sleeve 7 being arranged to rotate in an opening 28 inthe upright. The sleeve 7 is provided with an outstanding flange 8,between which and the upright 2 is mounted, upon the sleeve 7, ayieldable washer 9, of rubber, felt, or the like.

A compression spring 10 surrounds the shaft 4 and is adapted to bear atits outer end, against the flange 8 of the sleeve 7, and to bear at itsinner end, against a collar 11 slidably mounted upon the shaft 4,. andreta-ined in any desired position by means of a set screw 12. Mountedupon the end of the shaft 4 which is journaled for rotation in theupright 3, is a collar 14, retained in a manner similar to that employedin connection with the collar 11. This collar 14 is adapted to bearagainst the face of the upright 3.

From the foregoing it will be seen, that, while the shaft 4 is rotatablymounted in the uprights 2 and 3, the spring 10, bearing at its inner endagainst the collar 11 will, at its outer end, bear against the flange 8of the sleeve 7, forcing the flange against the yieldable washer 9, thewasher 9 in its turn, engaging the inner face of the upright 2. By theforegoing construction, an ethcient friction brake is provided, adaptedto restrain the shaft 4 against rotation in the Aafter the manner of thecollars 11 and 14.

'Ihese plates 16 constitute lateral extensions for spools 17, which arelocated between the plates 16. These spools are fashioned from a singlestrip of resilient material bent upon itself to form double walled arms26, the bases 27 of which are adapted to engage yieldingly, the shaft 4.U on these spools 17, is adapted to be woun a strip of lace, ribbons orthe like denoted by the numeral 22. The frictional engagement betweenthe bases 27 of the arms 26 and the shaft 4, is sufficient, so that whenthe shaft 4 is rotated, the spool 17 will rotate with the shaft, thelace 22 being thus reeled up upon the spool. lVhen, however, the shaft 4is frictionally held against rotation by means of the spring 10, thespools 17 will rotate upon the shaft 4 as the lace or ribbon is reeledoff.

The forward 4end of the frame 1 is provided with a transverse bar 18,provided with an upright slot 19, and with a horizontally disposed slot21, the slots extending entirely through the bar 18.

Pivoted at one end in the slot 19, are a plurality of levers 23,provided with extensions 24, adapted to engage the upper face of the bar18, and, when the extensions 24 are thus in engagement with the bar, thebody of the levers will be disposed across the slot 21. The lace orribbon is adapted to be extended through the slot 22 and when the leversare depressed, they will engage the lace or fibbon forcing the same intothe lower portion of the slot 19, thus preventing the material frombeing unrolled in too great a quantity from the spools 17. If desired,the forward face of the bar 18 may be provided with finger receivingseats 25 whereby the extensions 24 of the levers may more readily beengaged.

Although I have described the several collars 11, 14 and 15 as beingretained in place by means of the set screws, the use of these setscrews, is to be considered merely optional, since the device would beoperative without them.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire toprotect by Letters Patent is 1. A device of the class describedcomprising a rotatably mounted spool; a bar supported adjacent the spooland having longitudinally extended, intersecting slots, through one ofwhich the contents of the spool is adapted to pass; and a lever pivotedin the other of said slots and arranged to extend across the first namedslot.

2. A device of the class described comprising a rotatably mounted spool;a bar supported adjacent the spool and having longitudinally extended,intersecting slots, through one of which the contents of the spool isadapted to pass; and a lever pivoted in theother of said slots andarranged to extend across the first named slot, the lever having alateral extension to engage an outer face of the bar.

3. In a device of the class described, a supporting member; a shaftjournaled at one end for rotation in the supporting member; a sleeveslidably mounted upon the other end of the shaft and arranged to rotatewith the shaft, within the supporting member, the sleeve being providedwith a laterally extending flange; a yieldable washer interposed betweenthe flange and the support-ing member.; resilient means for holding theflange in contact with the washer; and a resilient spool rotatablymounted upon the shaft and arranged to engage the shaft frictionally forrotation with the shaft.

4. In a device of the class described, a supporting member; a shaftjournaled for rotation at one end in the supporting member; a sleeveslidably mounted upon the other end of the shaft and arranged to rotatewith the shaft, within the supporting member, the sleeve being providedwith a laterally extending flange; a yieldable washer interposed betweenthe flange and the supporting member; a compression spring inclosing theshaft and arranged to bear against the flange; and a spool rotatablymounted on the shaft and arranged to engage the same frictionally forrotation with the shaft; a collar adjustably mounted upon the shaft andconstituting at once an abutment for the spring and a means forrestraining the spool against longitudinal movement on the shaft.

5. In a device of the class described, a supporting member; a shaft journaled at one end for rotation in t-he supporting member; a sleeveslidably mounted upon the other end of the shaft and arranged forrotation with the shaft, wit-hin the supporting member; a collaradjustably mounted upon the shaft; a compression spring surrounding theshaft and arranged to abut against the collar and to act-uate the sleevetoward the supporting member; and a resilient spool rotatably mountedupon the shaft and arranged to engage the shaft frictionally forrotation tending flange; and resilient means engag With the shaft, thecollar constituting an ing the sleeve `to actuate the flange towardabutment for the spool. the supporting member.

6. In a device of the class described, a In testimony that I claim theforegoing as 5 supporting member; a shaft journaled at one my oWn, Ihave hereto ahixed my signature 15 end for rotation in the supportingmember; in the presence of two Witnesses.

a sleeve slidably mounted upon the other JOSEPH I-I. ADKINS. end of theshaft and arranged to rotate With Vitnesses: the shaft7 Within thesupporting member, the JN0. A. TREDWAY,

"i0 sleeve being provided With a laterally eX- G. C. GILEs.

